La Palabra del Día : entender
entender (transitive verb) to understand; to think
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Es difícil entender a una mujer.
It is hard to understand a woman.
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Puedo entender cuando las personas hablan inglés mucho mejor que cuando ellos hablan español....pero estoy tratando....
I can understand when people speak English much better than when they speak Spanish...but I am trying!!
¿Tú ya me entiendes?
You know what I mean?
Entiendo que hay mucho que no entiendo.
I understand that there is much I don't understand.
Do you understand what I want to say, dolphins?
¿Entienden lo que quiero decir, delfines?
Me imagino que si pudieras entender el código Morse, un bailarín de claqué te volvería loco.
I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy.
Mitch Hedberg
Ojalá pudiera entender perfectamente español, aunque si eso fuera así no disfrutaría aprendiendolo.
I wish I could understand Spanish perfectly, although it it were like that I wouldn't enjoy learning it
No entiendo este signo: no leo chino y el inglés es extraño.
I don't understand this sign: I don't read Chinese and the English is strange.
Cuando no entiendo la conversación digo, "No entiendo. Repites, por favor."
When I don't understand the conversation, I say, "I don't understand. Repeat, please."
No entiendo por que las personas no pueden aprendar a vivir unísono en paz. I don't understand why people can't learn to live together in peace.
Tenemos mucha responsabilidad en ayudar los niños a entender este mundo y adaptarse en él.
We have a great responsibility of helping the kids to understand this world and adapt to it.
No lo entiendo cuando oígo el Chino.
I don't understand when I hear Chinese.
We have to understand, that the God gave the heart for love and the head for thoughts and not vice versa.
Tenemos que entender, que el Dios dio el corazón por amor y la cabeza por pensamientos y no viceversa.
El trabajador cualificado entiende su trabajo.
The skilled worker understands his job.
No te comprendo, no entiendo qué paso.
I don't comprehend you, I don't understand what happened.
Muchísimas gracias por todas las correcciones. 
El placer más noble es la alegría de entender.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. - Leonardo
